Considering how optics-obsessed trump is, it makes a lot of sense to USE THAT as a weapon. For nothing more than simply showing truth juxtaposed with carefully curated imagery.
This lens (forgive the unintentional pun) into the invisible work of propaganda via dedicated messaging through photographs is wild, and powerful. But it can also be turned on his head in a flash. (Sorry, the puns are just there!)
I wouldn’t say the puns are an accident. What Trump hears and says, twisting words into thought bombs, is as weaponized as what he sees.
More importantly, I so appreciate your point that the subterfuge is there to see. It’s no accident how often I refer to the tension between the photograph and the Trump/GOP narrative. Conditioning how we think has everything to do with how we look. With all things MAGA, it helps me to always keep the abuser’s threat in mind: “are you going to believe me, or your own eyes?”
I really appreciated this post.
Considering how optics-obsessed trump is, it makes a lot of sense to USE THAT as a weapon. For nothing more than simply showing truth juxtaposed with carefully curated imagery.
This lens (forgive the unintentional pun) into the invisible work of propaganda via dedicated messaging through photographs is wild, and powerful. But it can also be turned on his head in a flash. (Sorry, the puns are just there!)
I wouldn’t say the puns are an accident. What Trump hears and says, twisting words into thought bombs, is as weaponized as what he sees.
More importantly, I so appreciate your point that the subterfuge is there to see. It’s no accident how often I refer to the tension between the photograph and the Trump/GOP narrative. Conditioning how we think has everything to do with how we look. With all things MAGA, it helps me to always keep the abuser’s threat in mind: “are you going to believe me, or your own eyes?”